Dan explains the techniques of a Downhill 180 www.nextlevelclinics.com "Any action you take upon the information on this UA-cam Channel or website is strictly at your own risk.”
Great info Dan, hope I can remember it all when I finally see snow this deep :) (right-coaster). May I make a suggestion from a ski instructor's standpoint?? Make a final sequence of "putting it all together" at the end of the video so we can see how it should look all together(maybe even a stop frame(or slo-mo) w/voice over) Keep up the great work on tips for us noobs, Thanx
Thats a good idea. This one was tough to film as we couldn't really stop during the uphill section as we would get stuck. We are still perfecting these instructional videos so really appreciate the feedback.
Yes, the bring-it-all-together shot would be great. But chapeau for providing this first class teaching for free. Hope it helps your riding business. Anyway, much appreciated.
@@NextLevelRidingClinics I was going to say the same as Bryan, would be really nice to just show a couple of completed turns in both real-time speed and slow motion so we can grasp the whole technique a bit better. Other than that, great video!
Thank you so much for adding more video and slow-mo images step by step of the maneuvers its more helpful then static demos and end result video of the previous clinics.
Thank you very much! I got an Expedition Xtreme 2020 20" and having the good technique makes all the difference (I am only 160 lb)! I tried your tip for the first time today and everything worked perfectly !!!
I've watched other "How-to" videos from the experts, and this one has definitely been the most helpful!! Before I watched this video, I got stuck in a gnarly drainage that I barely made it out of by the skin of my teeth - all because I went halfway down and didn't have the skills to 180' out. 2 months later, after watching this and lots of practicing, my downhill 180 ability is 1000x improved.
Really enjoying these videos. Keep up the good work. I really paid attention to brake position and foot position last week. Talk about a game changer for sidehilling in tight trees. Thanks!
Thanks man, been riding for 30 years but this is actually my first winter with a mountain sled. Trying to get into a little more technical riding need all the help I can get
Ton's of people can ride..... This guy can ride and teach!!! Just FN awesome Dan!!!! I finally got away this past weekend to Temagami Ontario and and I was applying your lessons, I have to say thank you again. I felt I've become a better rider and my skill's did go to the NXT Level :) I hope to make it out to your place one day with some friends to learn from you 1st hand. If your ever in Niagara Falls Canada with your family, let me know. I'll steer you to the good and away from the bad shit. Cheers!! Neal
Thanks Neal, really appreciate your kind words it makes all the work we are doing on the channel feel worthwhile. Good to hear you are progressing, that what this channel is all about.
DAN THE MAN!!!!! YESS!!! Great video! Please do keep these riding tutorial videos! They are immensely beneficial to me, as I'm sure they are to many others.
@@NextLevelRidingClinics awesome!!!! Now I have something to look forward on Monday's! Headed up to Jackman, ME this weekend to put some of these techniques to practice!
NVR touched a sled before and I am going out for the first time this weekend. Your videos have great tips tricks and good points. Thanks for the help 😎.. keep it up
Just found the channel . Love the videos. It would be awsome if you could finish the videos with some shots of you doing the maneuvers.so we could watch the actions being put together. Would be really helpful.
I absolutely love your videos. I've learned a lot from your videos and they've helped me develop my off trail side. One thing I personally have a question about is the step into the hill. I ride on the east coast so we've got considerably less snow. Is there a way to set the machine up or an alternate form that can be used to keep both feet on the machine so your feet don't get caught in debris hidden by the snow?
Thanks Dan. An video idea would be how to do a tight 180 in a tight flat area. It's a difficult manuver that I still miss sometimes even after 4 years of riding. Thanks.
Hey Dan, you guys should do a video on suspension setups (clicker setting, rebound, straps) and how the affect different riding conditions and the best setups for certain terrains 👍🤙
Hey! Thanks for making informative videos. I'm watching plenty of them but a common thread I'm struggling with is more than half the video is introduction and then the actual instruction is brief and shown only once! I'd love to see the maneuver like 4 times at different speeds, then explained, then again at full speed. For example, the essence of this video seemed to be "foot forward, foot back" in 5 minutes. More details please!
question for ya Dan, for us larger riders 350+++ some times when we step out we sink lol. what would be the best way to do these skills when jumping and hoping isn't in the cards just yet? thank you
Love your videos Dan! Quick question for you. Do you prefer and would you recommend a handlebar bag over a windshield bag? Which in your opinion is better as far as weight placement and storage capacity? Thanks in advance. Kevin
Glad you are liking the videos Kevin. We typically run both windshield handlebar, the new Sled Solutions quick lock bag is pretty cool. We did a detailed video on that bag earlier in the season. For weigh placement and ease of use its pretty tough to beat a handlebar bag. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the great video Dan. Quick question for you on this. I noticed when you did the turnaround you started the turn and got the sled on its side and then stopped. You then took a quick glance up the hill and shot your turn. I've ridden and rented from you from you for a number of years now and I practice stuff like this on my own in a wide-open area as much as I can. Here is my question, as I watch this video I wonder what was the purpose for stopping and then starting again? In my world that's just an opportunity for me to get stuck lol. My instinct would be one fluid motion whip it around and get out of there. I know you kind of got the sled on its side but if you're in powder that deep can't you just do one fluid motion and whip it around? Especially with that much room? Just curious. Thanks!
Yeah for sure, the pause was to more show the movement of looking in the direction I want to go. In a normal riding situation we would make the turn in one more fluid motion. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.
Dan, I feel like my bars could be shortened for quicker reaction time. Have you guys done a vid on customising bar length? Pro's, Con's, any reason at all to even do it? Thanks Boss!
One thing that I have done in this scenario if it's a really tight spot, I push down on the running board with my right foot, push down (or plant my foot) on the hill with my left foot, pull the handlebars to my chest and hit the throttle pretty hard all at the same time... it will whip the front end around in the spot where you are standing and start going uphill from there.
Couple things I've been curious about as I start learning more about snowmobiling. Turning on a steep hill climb without rolling. Backcountry maintenance.
Great videos, it would be nice to see a few uninterrupted shots from different angles of the move after the step by step to see it all in one step. Thanks for the videos.
Hey guys Just found your channel. Great content. Think you could do one on a re-entry? I see by reading some comments that you're going to do hop overs which was my next request ha. Thanks guys keep it up
awesome edit - but...i wish you would have had the full sequence demo at full speed before and after the breakdown at full speed or slowmo with no breaks
I am going to attempt to do this the next time I’m out west and I think this flatlander is going to be stuck to the point where when I get back to where I’m staying I don’t think I’ll be able to move once I lay down
Okay sounds like a noobie question but I have a super hard Time carving/turning side hilling right. I can do all of that left easy but not right. Tips?
100% a mental thing and its natural for one side to be easier than another. just like writing or throwing a ball you just need to put in the time on the right side to get it dialed!
maybe a left hand throttle could help you out. i struggle with having the throttle only on right side in certain situations. carving goes kinda great both ways but side hilling has me fucking with the throttle when im on the right side of the sled.
Would like to see a video on Carving from a seated or standing position, I can do it with one leg hanging off the side but have a real hard time from the seated or standing position. Thanks
Fundamentals video .... and in this video, Dan talks and demos the "brake-blip-brake" as he counter steers (very first move) that's what's going to put the sled on edge. For fun, I just tried this while seated in the flats - works here too, but more pronounced (counter steer, break blip break). [yes, I learned this from Dan ;-) ]. in other words, its so effective that works without even "hanging off the side". When standing, shifting your weight just makes it better and necessary on a hill side. It's awesome - I'm learning, and applying, and practicing too !
I love your videos. I've been practicing this move and for some reason I can get my sled to come up and come to the left a little bit but I cannot get it to come back up the hill what am I doing wrong?
Stand up and pin it. Turn right and lean left to turn left and vise versa to go right. Dont forget to keep the rpm up until your out of the powder. If you want to stay in the powder, get a longer track .
Good afternoon I'm from quebec Canada and I'm a new rider I have a 2010 polaris 600 iq touring and a 2013 mxz 600 sport, I love the videos I'm looking for videos for new commers
late to comments here - but show us the complete maneuvers in real time. The talking details are important, but hard to learn without actually seeing what any of this stuff looks like end to end.
Hi and thanks for watching. Yep we hear from riders all the time to show each fundamental either in real time or to slow it down and actually teach people what’s happening play by play. Remember that as we improve and muscle memory begins to take over we can start to visualize the whole maneuver without being told what to do. After that it’s just practice practice practice!! Stay tuned….we are running behind this season….but more to come. Happy Holidays 🙏
I just blew up my motor because the snow was too fluffy and thin. WTF no one told me i needed an aftermarket air filter too go in deep powder! I thought my mountain sled was built for that!!!
Been riding deep dry pow for years, never had an aftermarket filter. I know they are out there. Just Never heard of needing one. Put 10,000 k on some sleds.
I have a tundra 550f. Great machine but the snow was so thin (like once in a lifetime) that it past through the filter and in my motor. The same symptoms started happening to my summit but i managed to get out of the deep snow before something could happen.
Why bother taking the foot off 🤷🏼♂️, guys always taking a foot off when they don’t need to, I think it’s cause they think it looks cool. Easy enough to turn on a dime with a foot in each board and uses less energy.
Great info Dan, hope I can remember it all when I finally see snow this deep :) (right-coaster).
May I make a suggestion from a ski instructor's standpoint?? Make a final sequence of "putting it all together" at the end of the video so we can see how it should look all together(maybe even a stop frame(or slo-mo) w/voice over)
Keep up the great work on tips for us noobs, Thanx
Thats a good idea. This one was tough to film as we couldn't really stop during the uphill section as we would get stuck. We are still perfecting these instructional videos so really appreciate the feedback.
Yes, the bring-it-all-together shot would be great. But chapeau for providing this first class teaching for free. Hope it helps your riding business. Anyway, much appreciated.
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@@NextLevelRidingClinics I was going to say the same as Bryan, would be really nice to just show a couple of completed turns in both real-time speed and slow motion so we can grasp the whole technique a bit better. Other than that, great video!
I realize I'm quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good website to watch newly released tv shows online?
Thank you so much for adding more video and slow-mo images step by step of the maneuvers its more helpful then static demos and end result video of the previous clinics.
Thanks Yves, glad you are liking the videos.
Thank you very much! I got an Expedition Xtreme 2020 20" and having the good technique makes all the difference (I am only 160 lb)! I tried your tip for the first time today and everything worked perfectly !!!
I've watched other "How-to" videos from the experts, and this one has definitely been the most helpful!! Before I watched this video, I got stuck in a gnarly drainage that I barely made it out of by the skin of my teeth - all because I went halfway down and didn't have the skills to 180' out. 2 months later, after watching this and lots of practicing, my downhill 180 ability is 1000x improved.
Really enjoying these videos. Keep up the good work. I really paid attention to brake position and foot position last week. Talk about a game changer for sidehilling in tight trees. Thanks!
Thats awesome, keep it up
Thanks man, been riding for 30 years but this is actually my first winter with a mountain sled. Trying to get into a little more technical riding need all the help I can get
Ton's of people can ride..... This guy can ride and teach!!! Just FN awesome Dan!!!! I finally got away this past weekend to Temagami Ontario and and I was applying your lessons, I have to say thank you again. I felt I've become a better rider and my skill's did go to the NXT Level :) I hope to make it out to your place one day with some friends to learn from you 1st hand. If your ever in Niagara Falls Canada with your family, let me know. I'll steer you to the good and away from the bad shit. Cheers!! Neal
Thanks Neal, really appreciate your kind words it makes all the work we are doing on the channel feel worthwhile. Good to hear you are progressing, that what this channel is all about.
Great video. When I do my 180 It seems to help me when I point my skis out.
DAN!!! Thanks for everything!!!!!!!
DAN THE MAN!!!!! YESS!!! Great video! Please do keep these riding tutorial videos! They are immensely beneficial to me, as I'm sure they are to many others.
Thanks for watching Bryan. We plan to drop new videos every Monday morning through the riding season.
@@NextLevelRidingClinics awesome!!!! Now I have something to look forward on Monday's! Headed up to Jackman, ME this weekend to put some of these techniques to practice!
Great videos! Keep em coming!!!
Thank you.
I look forward to trying this !
NVR touched a sled before and I am going out for the first time this weekend. Your videos have great tips tricks and good points. Thanks for the help 😎.. keep it up
Thats awesome, glad it helped.
I practiced counter steer and side hilling last weekend. Now I can start working on this. Thanks!
Thats awesome to hear, keep practicing.
just bought my first rmk pro and these videos are amazingly helpful.
Thats what we like to hear. Keep on shredding.
Great Video! Would love to see some tips on hop overs and a quick question. Whats the bag you have on the tunnel in this video? Thanks!
Hop overs is coming in the future. The bag is the SKINZ NXT LVL FREERIDE QR TUNNEL PACK
I agree with the masses hop overs next! Maybe i can get back and forth with more success after your tips! Appreciate the time taken.
Its coming
Now uphill 180 :)
Pascal Robert - Rc Creations ya how to avoid the stuck at the top of the hill
Reentry
I love your videos. I wish you would end the video with another clip of the whole maneuver at regular speed.
Great video! Thanks for the tips! 👍
Thanks for watching Kelly
Just found the channel . Love the videos. It would be awsome if you could finish the videos with some shots of you doing the maneuvers.so we could watch the actions being put together. Would be really helpful.
So helpful for this rookie ! Thanks!
Thanks for watching, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date.
@@NextLevelRidingClinics Sure did ! Look forward to more..
Would love seeing different shock settings to run in various conditions and terrain. Great job breaking down the topics!
We are working on this for a future video
Outstanding! Many thanks...
Thanks Jeff
Awesome move can't wait until I get back on the snowmobile
I absolutely love your videos. I've learned a lot from your videos and they've helped me develop my off trail side. One thing I personally have a question about is the step into the hill. I ride on the east coast so we've got considerably less snow. Is there a way to set the machine up or an alternate form that can be used to keep both feet on the machine so your feet don't get caught in debris hidden by the snow?
good video, thanks
Thanks Dan. An video idea would be how to do a tight 180 in a tight flat area. It's a difficult manuver that I still miss sometimes even after 4 years of riding. Thanks.
Thanks for taking the time to make these videos, you could just as easily say say piss on it im going riding! Lol.
Haha thanks for watching. Trust me we get plenty of time of good riding in a season.
Great videos. All on powder . Do you have videos of downhill on hard packed and even bumpy snow?
Thanks for the tips none of the pro tell us!
Hey Dan, you guys should do a video on suspension setups (clicker setting, rebound, straps) and how the affect different riding conditions and the best setups for certain terrains 👍🤙
Yeah we have had a lot of requests for this. We are working on a video for the future.
First time I did a downhill 180 I felt like a complete badass and as a double bonus someone was there to witness it so it actually did happen.
Hey! Thanks for making informative videos. I'm watching plenty of them but a common thread I'm struggling with is more than half the video is introduction and then the actual instruction is brief and shown only once! I'd love to see the maneuver like 4 times at different speeds, then explained, then again at full speed. For example, the essence of this video seemed to be "foot forward, foot back" in 5 minutes. More details please!
Could you do a video on hop 180 hop overs? On a side hill
question for ya Dan, for us larger riders 350+++ some times when we step out we sink lol. what would be the best way to do these skills when jumping and hoping isn't in the cards just yet? thank you
Love your videos Dan! Quick question for you. Do you prefer and would you recommend a handlebar bag over a windshield bag? Which in your opinion is better as far as weight placement and storage capacity? Thanks in advance. Kevin
Glad you are liking the videos Kevin. We typically run both windshield handlebar, the new Sled Solutions quick lock bag is pretty cool. We did a detailed video on that bag earlier in the season. For weigh placement and ease of use its pretty tough to beat a handlebar bag. Hope this helps.
That is a bad ass machine you've got to show more running time so we can listen to it more thanks
Thanks for the great video Dan. Quick question for you on this. I noticed when you did the turnaround you started the turn and got the sled on its side and then stopped. You then took a quick glance up the hill and shot your turn. I've ridden and rented from you from you for a number of years now and I practice stuff like this on my own in a wide-open area as much as I can. Here is my question, as I watch this video I wonder what was the purpose for stopping and then starting again? In my world that's just an opportunity for me to get stuck lol. My instinct would be one fluid motion whip it around and get out of there. I know you kind of got the sled on its side but if you're in powder that deep can't you just do one fluid motion and whip it around? Especially with that much room? Just curious. Thanks!
Yeah for sure, the pause was to more show the movement of looking in the direction I want to go. In a normal riding situation we would make the turn in one more fluid motion. Hope that helps.
Thanks for watching.
uphill 180?
Dan, I feel like my bars could be shortened for quicker reaction time. Have you guys done a vid on customising bar length? Pro's, Con's, any reason at all to even do it? Thanks Boss!
Can you teach how to hop over?
For sure, we plan to cover this in the future. We are starting on the basics and working our way up to the more advanced moves.
One thing that I have done in this scenario if it's a really tight spot, I push down on the running board with my right foot, push down (or plant my foot) on the hill with my left foot, pull the handlebars to my chest and hit the throttle pretty hard all at the same time... it will whip the front end around in the spot where you are standing and start going uphill from there.
Couple things I've been curious about as I start learning more about snowmobiling.
Turning on a steep hill climb without rolling.
Backcountry maintenance.
That was a good video👌 If you can make a video about hop overs I would be more than happy!
Its on the list for a future video for sure.
Great videos, it would be nice to see a few uninterrupted shots from different angles of the move after the step by step to see it all in one step. Thanks for the videos.
Good idea, we might try this in future videos. Thanks for watching
Hey guys
Just found your channel. Great content. Think you could do one on a re-entry? I see by reading some comments that you're going to do hop overs which was my next request ha. Thanks guys keep it up
For sure, its on the list for a future video.
@@NextLevelRidingClinics awesome. Can't wait
awesome edit - but...i wish you would have had the full sequence demo at full speed before and after the breakdown at full speed or slowmo with no breaks
God I love that wrap
haha thanks, Arctic FX did a great job as always
Awesome video! last time i tried this i didn't jump back on the running board and couldnt get my sled to turn up completely and ended up in a tree :P
That will happen. Hopefully the sled was ok
yeah! i had a finger on the brake but the sled was surprisingly quick but i got a stop to it just in the branches :P@@NextLevelRidingClinics
Awesome video! How about a hop over for the next one?!
For sure, hop over is coming soon.
Hey, Big fan tryna see a cab one or switch 180, was thinkin it would work like spinning a car in reverse would like to see a video one that
thanks man for teaching me how to carve but i dont Mountain ride but it is fine it still helped
I am going to attempt to do this the next time I’m out west and I think this flatlander is going to be stuck to the point where when I get back to where I’m staying I don’t think I’ll be able to move once I lay down
Good job
Thanks bud
Can you teach the elevator
Okay sounds like a noobie question but I have a super hard Time carving/turning side hilling right. I can do all of that left easy but not right. Tips?
100% a mental thing and its natural for one side to be easier than another. just like writing or throwing a ball you just need to put in the time on the right side to get it dialed!
maybe a left hand throttle could help you out. i struggle with having the throttle only on right side in certain situations. carving goes kinda great both ways but side hilling has me fucking with the throttle when im on the right side of the sled.
Would like to see a video on Carving from a seated or standing position, I can do it with one leg hanging off the side but have a real hard time from the seated or standing position. Thanks
Check out our fundamentals video
Fundamentals video .... and in this video, Dan talks and demos the "brake-blip-brake" as he counter steers (very first move) that's what's going to put the sled on edge. For fun, I just tried this while seated in the flats - works here too, but more pronounced (counter steer, break blip break). [yes, I learned this from Dan ;-) ]. in other words, its so effective that works without even "hanging off the side". When standing, shifting your weight just makes it better and necessary on a hill side. It's awesome - I'm learning, and applying, and practicing too !
Do you have any tips for counter steering? I ride a 2017 Polaris Assault 600 and I am having a hard time getting my sled on it’s side.
Watch our fundamentals and sidehill videos those should really help.
Turn it skid the opposite way u wanna go give it some throttle lean and hold with ur leg that's not on the running board
Can you please comment on stabilizer bars. Do you keep them connected or disconnect? Thanks
We always run sway bars, it makes the sled much more stable.
Hey I was wondering if u guys could do a video on how to do turnovers, and hopovers
We are working on it
Can you do a video on clutching? Do you do anything to your stock clutch when new?
Thats a great idea. We will put it on the list for the future.
I love your videos. I've been practicing this move and for some reason I can get my sled to come up and come to the left a little bit but I cannot get it to come back up the hill what am I doing wrong?
Try flattening out your turn so you give the chance to build a bit more momentum before turning uphill. Keep practicing, you will get it.
@@NextLevelRidingClinics I'll try that thank you.
Re entry!
Plz make a vid how to go through deeper powder with a shorter track plz
Stand up and pin it. Turn right and lean left to turn left and vise versa to go right. Dont forget to keep the rpm up until your out of the powder. If you want to stay in the powder, get a longer track .
Like Daniel says momentum is crucial on shorter track machines.
Next Level Riding Clinics thx for letting me know
Daniel Stobbs thank you
so are you suppose to come to a stop to preposition your leg?
You dont have to come to complete stop, we just did to try and better demonstrate the technique
Now after you’re back to flat track pull skis wayyyy out of snow and let your buddy’s hear you sing.
When/when not to use the mountain bar
Basically never, countersteer and throttle control will be you friend off trail
We never use the mountain bar when riding on one ski, it can however be used in some cases when both skis are on the snow.
Good afternoon I'm from quebec Canada and I'm a new rider I have a 2010 polaris 600 iq touring and a 2013 mxz 600 sport, I love the videos I'm looking for videos for new commers
Hey guys. Am I the only guy that notices how much this guy likes calling all you guys, guys?
late to comments here - but show us the complete maneuvers in real time. The talking details are important, but hard to learn without actually seeing what any of this stuff looks like end to end.
Hi and thanks for watching.
Yep we hear from riders all the time to show each fundamental either in real time or to slow it down and actually teach people what’s happening play by play.
Remember that as we improve and muscle memory begins to take over we can start to visualize the whole maneuver without being told what to do. After that it’s just practice practice practice!!
Stay tuned….we are running behind this season….but more to come.
Happy Holidays 🙏
Uphill 180s/ hopovers
Its coming...
What if the hill is too steep so stop on?
Same technique but you just may need to spend some more time traversing the hill to gain momentum before turning uphill.
@@NextLevelRidingClinics Awesome thanks!
Up hill hop overs
I am 13 and already heav don that many times
Thats awesome man, always good to hear about the next generation of rippers out there. Keep up the good work.
I just blew up my motor because the snow was too fluffy and thin. WTF no one told me i needed an aftermarket air filter too go in deep powder! I thought my mountain sled was built for that!!!
Sorry to hear that bud. I hope you get it fixed and back out there soon.
Been riding deep dry pow for years, never had an aftermarket filter. I know they are out there. Just Never heard of needing one. Put 10,000 k on some sleds.
I have a tundra 550f. Great machine but the snow was so thin (like once in a lifetime) that it past through the filter and in my motor. The same symptoms started happening to my summit but i managed to get out of the deep snow before something could happen.
Way too much information for a downhill 180.. mho
Thanks for your ho
Literally kid stuff
Thanks for watching
no you gotta use the real name for it, shit hook
haha we tried, the youtube police didn't like it
Why bother taking the foot off 🤷🏼♂️, guys always taking a foot off when they don’t need to, I think it’s cause they think it looks cool. Easy enough to turn on a dime with a foot in each board and uses less energy.